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Roy-Lawrence Residence
Modern-day home reflects
its natural environment
Glued Composites
c o n t e n t s
Roy-Lawrence Residence 14
Modern-day home heavily influenced
by iconic Swiss architecture reflects its
natural environment.
Fire Station 76 18
Bridges
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Wood Ware
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French Pavilion 30
Part of the Expo 2015 Universal Exhibition, the pavilion was designed
as an archetypal marketplace to showcase Frances agricultural identity.
Feature 34
Technical Solutions 44
A New Year
At Wood Design & Building magazine, we take great pride in the
fact our award-winning magazine is the only one in North America
dedicated exclusively to articles about timber architecture and
engineering. Our goal is to inspire you with creative solutions for
wood design and construction.
The emphasis on sustainable solutions has never been greater
and wood has a unique distinction as both a cost-effective and
environmentally friendly building material that, especially given new
technologies, can be used in more and more applications. In this
issue, our story on glued composites (p. 44) details how innovations
in connections technology are making the use of wood in the most
demanding of applications wind turbines and bridges even more
feasible.
As our publication looks toward 2016, we will continue to explore
inspired wood architecture and feature trends in wood design and
construction. Prefabrication (p. 40) is one current trend that is
transforming the world of construction, and the development of taller
wood buildings (and accompanying code changes) is redefining the
way wood is viewed as a structural material.
This issue also features winners from our very own Wood Design
Awards. From sports facilities to a fire station to an airport and a bar,
this years winners truly showcase a diversity of wood projects. (Youll
have to get the 2015/2016 North American Wood Design Awards book
next fall to see all of the winners!)
We hope you will join us for another year as we feature the top
creative designs and solutions in the world of wood architecture.
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Bridges
Kelly Townsend
The modern concept of a bridge is usually visualized as a functional steel or
concrete structure that enables vehicles and pedestrians to cross from point A
to point B. The wood bridges featured here have not only challenged that perception from an architectural point of view, but from an aesthetic one as well.
The Bow River Footbridge, built in Banff, AB, one of Canadas most iconic
tourist destinations, is considered one of the worlds longest timber footbridges at 262 ft. Its 13-ft.-wide deck is constituted entirely of pre-stressed
timber panels, with two tuned mass dampers constructed underneath to
ensure a 75-year lifespan. Timber was specifically chosen as the primary
building material, not only for environmental purposes, but for a natural
aesthetic.
Rotterdams De Luchtsingel has the distinction of being the worlds first
crowd-funded public infrastructure. More than 8,000 of the wooden boards
along the 1,312-ft. pedestrian bridge bear the inscriptions of donors, which
residents can read as they make their way to the three districts connected by
the bridge.
The Henderson Waves Bridge proves that functionality and art arent
always opposites. The bridge has become a landmark in Singapore, with its
wave-like structure overhanging Henderson Road. Indigenous yellow balau
timber was used to create the modular decks and balustrades which were
sourced from certified sustainable timber farms.
The VLM Bridge in Villamoura, Portugal, redefines the idea of moving
pictures. Artist Domingos Loureiro created two images by painting on either
side of the bridges 180 wood boards. While the artwork is invisible from a
direct view, as drivers approach the bridge from an angle, the artwork comes
to life, as if they are the frames of a movie.
The Onepoto Pedestrian Footbridge in Aucklands North Shore, was
inspired by local history. The timber boards along the walkway mimic the
skeleton of a whale. This is in tribute to local Maori who once fished in the
Onepoto basin that lies below the 492-ft. walkway.
The use of wood in these bridges plays a key role in connecting the often
divergent lines of art and functionality, and brings modern innovation to
traditional design.
1. Bow River Footbridge
(2013)
Architect: StructureCraft
Builders Inc.
Location: Banff, AB
PHOTO CREDIT: Paul Zizka
Photography
2. De Luchtsingel (2014)
Architect: ZUS
Location: Rotterdam,
Netherlands
PHOTO CREDIT: Ossip van
Duivenbode
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The tallest wood building in Canada will soon be constructed at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
When completed in 2017, the $51.5-million residence will
stand at 174 ft. or 18 stories. It will consist of a mass timber
superstructure atop a concrete base. The UBC project will
serve as a great example of the research and technology that
is involved in taking wood construction to new heights,
says Michael Giroux, President of the Canadian Wood
Council. The projects architect, Vancouvers Acton Ostry
Architects, is working in collaboration with tall wood advisor Architekten Hermann Kaufmann from Austria. Fast
+ Epp, another local firm, is the structural engineer. The
group is aiming for LEED Gold certification.
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Wood Design
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Some of Ontarios
leading architects, engineers, and project teams
received Wood Design
Awards at the 15th
annual Wood WORKS!
Ontario celebration in
Toronto. The awards
program recognizes
people and organizations that are advancing
the use of wood in all
types of construction.
The group handed out
12 awards at the event;
nine went to specific
wood projects and three were given to professionals whose
contributions to the design/build community made them
stand out as wood design experts and advocates. Wood
has significant environmental advantages over competing
materials and, in many applications, designers and developers are reporting significant time and cost savings, says
Marianne Berube, Executive Director of the Ontario Wood
WORKS! program. Find the entire list of winners online.
http://wood-works.ca/ontario
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2015
Wood
Design
Awards
Jurors
David Keltner
Principal
Hacker
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Stphan Langevin
Principal
St-Gelais Montminy + Associs /
Architectes
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Dean Maltz
Managing Partner
Shigeru Ban Architects America
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Wood Design & Building magazine is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 Wood Design Awards. A jury panel
selected 22 winning projects, including nine international entries, from 140 submissions. With a nod to the caliber of
entries, the panel of three judges remarked on the excellence of the submissions throughout the judging process. All
projects demonstrated a commitment to architectural excellence in wood. Special awards were also granted by the Canadian Wood Council as well as this years award sponsors, Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Western Red Cedar.
In partnership with the Canadian Wood Council, Wood Design & Building would like to thank everyone who
participated in the 2015 Wood Design Awards program. A special thank you is also extended to SFI, Western Red
Cedar, as well as our esteemed jurors. Congratulations to the winners!
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Nursery in Guastalla,
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Veneer House Cogon Day School,
Barangay Cogon, Balilihan Bohol,
Philippines, Kobayashi Maki
Design Workshop
Nelson Marlborough Institute
of Technology Arts and Media
Building, Nelson City, New Zealand,
Irving Smith Jack Architects Ltd.
Dune House, Terschelling, The
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Guessing Agricultural School,
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Quilakwa Center, Enderby, BC,
KH Design Inc.
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Underhill
Bates Masi + Architects LLC
Drawing on the history of the community in which it
is located, an early Quaker settlement, this suburban
retreat in Matinecock, New York, was designed around
the principles of simplicity, humility and inner focus. The
house is broken into a series of modest gabled structures,
each one focused inward on its own garden courtyard
instead of outward to the surrounding neighbors. Every
interior space is connected to the exterior on two sides.
The layering of spaces from exterior to interior to courtyard collapses the boundaries between them. From select
vantage points, one may see across multiple spaces and
courtyards to framed views beyond. Each volume has a
sculpted roof that funnels light and air into the center
of the structure. The oak floor and weathered oak ceiling boards both radiate outward from the center. The
floor and ceiling boards are custom cut in width and
mitered to trace continuously and concentrically around
the courtyard. The buildings inverse form is carved out
of the earth to create a lower courtyard at the basement
level. Planted retaining walls slope down to let light and
air into the lower level. Similarly, a sloped, depressed area
forms a destination in the landscape where a grove of
trees grows, creating a contemplative spot much like the
interior courtyards. The shingle coursing and pitched
roofs reference the early Quaker settlement buildings in
the area.
Stade de soccer
de Montral
Saucier + Perrotte architectes and
Hughes Condon Marler Architects
Montrals new soccer stadium stands on the site of
the former Miron quarry and that of a future ecological park. The building emerges from the parks artificial
topography as a layer of mineral stratum that recalls
the geological nature of the site, articulated by a continuous roof which cantilevers over the entry plaza and
folds down over the interior soccer field. It extends to the
ground to become the spectator seating for the outdoor
field. To ensure the unity of the soccer center over different programs, the stratum appears as a single gesture
with a laminated wood structure supporting the roof. The
roofs crossing beams form a seemingly arbitrary lattice
suspended over the entire site. A series of crystals emerge
from the augmented landscape to provide daylight and
views for the administrative and public spaces housed
behind. They project out from the landscape toward the
street to receive abundant natural light. A large crystal
which contains the main lobby emerges from the berms
southeast end, signalling the entrance. Despite the broad
scope of the projects program, the series of structural
louvers that compose the facade succeeds in retaining a
human scale and preserving the natural context for the
nearby residents.
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Puukuokka
Housing Block
OOPEAA Office for
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Guildford
Aquatic Centre
Bing Thom Architects,
Shape Architecture
(Associate Architect)
The Guildford Aquatic Centre
project, which added a FINAcertified lap pool and leisure pool
facilities to the existing recreation
center, is a refreshed and amenity-filled community hub in the
growing city of Surrey, BC. A key
design element of the new center is
a prefabricated wood truss system
that fully integrates with the lighting and mechanical systems. As
the prime architectural feature in
the natatorium, the wood truss
system provides an economical
and unique solution to the structural and operational requirements
of the facility. The 22 repeating,
V-shaped wood trusses were prefabricated and installed with the
services in place. This allowed for
rapid on-site assembly with no scaffolding. The design team decided
to use wood trusses for their many
benefits, among them corrosion
resistance, ease of maintenance,
and the fact that wood is renewable
and sequesters carbon. The natatorium is illuminated by indirect
lighting from the wooden trusses,
so the interior wall treatments were
carefully selected to provide specific tint and gloss levels in order
to achieve the desired reflectivity.
The continuous ribbon of skylights
allows beams of sunlight to streak
across the walls, shifting throughout the day and enhancing the
animation of the natatorium.
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FEATURE
While many U.S. apartments are woodframe, wood structures are far less common
in stores and restaurants even though
wood construction is permitted by code
in numerous applications and the use of
wood in the sub-category known as big
box retail is infrequent at best. To evaluate
the opportunity, WoodWorks commissioned two studies, one cost comparison
and one life cycle assessment (LCA), on
the same big box project designed in steel
vs. wood. This article excerpt summarizes
the results of those studies and highlights
opportunities for greater wood use in this
segment of the construction market. To
read the full case study, visit http://www.
woodworks.org/wp-content/uploads/Big34
Box-Retail-Wood-vs-Steel-Oct-2015.pdf.
Among developers, architects and
engineers, cost tends to be cited as the
number one reason to specify wood as a
structural material. For multi-unit residential buildings, for example, design
teams often report that wood-frame construction allows them to achieve greater
density at less cost, while meeting performance goals and allowing more budget for
amenities. More recently, environmental
considerations such as woods relatively
light carbon footprint have been getting
a greater share of the attention, with some
governments going so far as to call for the
use of wood as a low-carbon alternative to
other materials.
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FEATURE
This Whole Foods Market in Atlanta, GA, uses metal-plated glulam trusses, tongue and
groove decking, and glulam beams and columns. Photo Credit: S. Lockyear
Project Scope
Having received the drawings for a onestory, 54,800-sq.ft. steel-frame big box
retail store in California (reference building), WoodWorks commissioned Parker
Structural Engineering to design a comparable building using wood materials
(proposed building). Both buildings are
designed according to the 2010 C
alifornia
Building Code which is based on the
International Building Code model code.
The two designs share the same geometry, structural layout, and column grid,
including:
Rectilinear building footprint
Sloping roof deck on joists supported
by a system of beams and perimeter
load bearing walls 23'-8" in height
System of columns which support the
beams, spaced at 30' 45' by 30' 64'
Spread footings supporting the columns and strip footings supporting
the perimeter walls
A 400-sq.ft. equipment platform,
slab-on-grade construction and no
basement level
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Cost Comparison:
Wood vs. Steel
According to the comparison, the reference
steel building design was estimated to cost
$4,488,597, while the proposed wood building design was estimated to cost $3,499,971,
resulting in a total cost savings of $988,626
for the wood design. The total building cost
difference is equal to a 22% savings or $18
per sq.ft. savings for the wood building.
Hard costs associated with each building were limited primarily to structure and
envelope. Stairs and elevators, interior finishes, fittings and equipment, electrical and
mechanical were noted but not assigned
values.
The largest cost savings were associated
with the structure and roof insulation. The
structure category included items such as
roof framing (beams, trusses and decking)
and vertical framing (columns and wall
framing). A large number of items including the slab-on grade foundation, roofing,
wall finishes, and exterior windows and
doors were identical for both buildings and
are included in the Other category.
FEATURE
Environmental Performance:
Wood vs. Steel
Life cycle assessment is an internationally recognized method for measuring
the environmental impacts of materials,
assemblies or buildings over their entire
lives from extraction or harvest of raw
materials through manufacturing, transportation, installation, use, maintenance
and disposal or recycling. It allows design
professionals to compare different building designs based on their environmental
impacts and make informed choices about
COST
Nearly $1 million savings
(22%), primarily:
Structure cost savings $425,000
Roof insulation savings $400,000
ENVIRONMENT
Better than steel in 5 out
of 6 impact categories:
Global warming potential
Acidification Potential
Eutrophication potential
Smog potential
Non-renewable energy use
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FEATURE
LCA Results
The proposed wood building uses less mass of materials than
the reference steel building and performs better against five of
the six environmental indicators.
In addition to manufacturing processes, transportation and
other factors, the amount of materials used in a building has an
impact on its LCA results. The total mass of materials used by
the steel and wood designs are 6,924 and 5,923 metric tonnes,
respectively, resulting in a 14% reduction for the proposed
wood building. Relative to the steel building, the wood building uses 66% less steel, 26% less concrete, 1,125% more wood
and 36% more gypsum. Differences between Fossil Fuel Derived
and Other products can be primarily attributed to the choice of
roof insulation i.e., extruded polystyrene vs. fiberglass batt.
Conclusion
Although big box retail buildings are typically framed with
structural steel, masonry and concrete, significant cost savings
and environmental impact reductions can be realized through
the use of wood framing. As this paper illustrates, wood was
able to meet the same performance criteria as steel for a 54,800sq.ft. big box store in California while saving nearly $1 million,
using 14% less total mass of materials, and performing better
overall and in five out of six LCA environmental impact categories. For these reasons, designers are encouraged to consider
wood framing as an alternative to traditional building materials
for big box stores and retail building projects.
Reprinted with permission. WoodWorks The Wood Products Council is available
to provide project assistance at no cost related to the use of wood in retail
buildings or any non-residential or multi-family building in the U.S. Email the
project assistance help desk at help@woodworks.org or visit the WoodWorks
website to contact a regional member of WoodWorks technical staff: www.
woodworks.org/project-assistance.
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Benefits of Prefabrication
Prefabrication can offer a variety of
benefits, especially when it comes to
prefabricated systems and modular
construction.
Speed Prefabrication may allow simultaneous instead of linear construction,
which shortens on-site erection time. As
foundation work is being done on site,
fabricators and manufacturers can be
building prefabricated components, panelized systems or modules at the same
time, speeding construction. This can also
lessen the impact of weather disruptions
because workers have a protected work
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Panelized Construction
Panelized construction, where prefabricated building components are assembled
into larger panels before being shipped
to a building site, is efficient, fast and
cost-effective.
When wall, floor and roof components
are pre-assembled in a climate-controlled
environment, builders and developers can
save time and money with improved speed
and ensured quality. Fabrication capabilities vary, but firms that target commercial
construction can typically fabricate wall
panels up to 60 feet long (or more) and
up to 16 feet tall that include window
and door openings and sheathing on the
exterior face. Roof and floor systems can
also be panelized in similar-sized sections using dimension lumber, trusses or
I-joists. Panels are sheathed to allow for
staggered installation of wood structural
panels between sections on site.
Quality is a key benefit of panelized
construction. Our factory guys are not
factory workers, said Wallaces Hounsell. Theyre framers who frame inside.
We frame everything and nail it all with
a nail gun on tables; its all hand-done.
Since fabricators often buy material on
contract and can produce components and
systems year-round, this can help them
reduce the impact of price fluctuations
during the year. Panelizing simplifies the
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Modular Construction
Most agree that the modular construction
industry is and will continue to grow, in
large part because owners and developers
want their projects completed quickly and
cost-effectively.
Companies fabricate complete modules
with finished exteriors and interiors, and
complete mechanical/electrical/plumbing
systems installed. Modules can arrive at
the jobsite up to 95 per cent complete.
Built in a controlled environment by
skilled workers, modules are inspected
multiple times by independent inspectors
and approved before being transported to
the jobsite. Once there, they are lifted into
place by crane and then all modules and
MEP systems are connected together. A
qualified general contractor then finishes
the exterior of the building and turns
over a completed project. Once erected,
modern modular buildings are essentially
indistinguishable from typical site-built
structures.
Modular construction is different from
manufactured housing or mobile homes
because modules are always installed on
a foundation, slab or podium, and are
under the jurisdiction of the local building
department (IBC instead of HUD/Housing
and Urban Development) for permits and
inspection.
Projects can also be built using a hybrid
of modular and traditional or panelized
construction, since not every design is
suited to just one method. For example,
a student or senior housing project may
consist of a central space flanked on either
side by rooms. The architect may want to
feature long spans and exposed framing
members in the central area, which is better
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Challenges, Opportunities
Opportunities for both panelized and
modular construction are growing as architects, general contractors and developers
become more familiar with their benefits.
But with growth comes both challenge and
opportunity.
Historically, modular construction was
used when the structure was a simple box,
but current construction capabilities allow
more creative designs. Our industry will
continue to grow and improve as we work
together to build attractive modular structures, said Marek. But these can be more
complicated to build. We will also be challenged by the fact that we need to have all
the answers up front before modules go into
production; thats one of the biggest challenges for modular manufacturers.
Modular construction is also opening
doors to projects that werent previously
possible. A lot of developers who never
even thought about modular construction
are now considering it because of speed,
said Koenig. We are also seeing a lot of
interest in modular because some think
this type of construction holds the key for
below-market-rate and affordable housing.
Marek added, Some people think that
the main benefit of what we do is that its
less expensive. Thats not always true. But
it is more efficient. You certainly will save
time with modular construction, and the
process will result in a very high quality
building.
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Glued Composites
Stiffer, yet more ductile and more predictable in failure than
screws, glued composites are further extending the use of wood
Maik Gehloff
As the worlds oldest building material,
wood has been used in various forms
for millennia. From solid sawn timber
and lumber to modern engineered wood
products like LVL, glulam and OSB, wood
products have evolved over time and the
connections used to combine these materials in structures must keep pace.
The design of connections in a timber
structure has the single biggest influence
on the performance of that structure.
Traditional connections, such as mortise and tenon or bolted connections, are
rather inefficient and, more often than
not, govern the timber sizes in order to
allow sufficient end and edge distances
and to accommodate the fastener spacing
required to transfer the loads. It comes
as no surprise then that a considerable
amount of research has been focused on
connections and connection systems.
Among the more modern developments
in connections technology are self-tapping wood screws and systems that use
self-tapping wood screws. Systems and
connections based on self-tapping wood
screws have found wide acceptance in
the industry today and are present in
almost all larger wood structures.
Now, however, with ongoing improvements in adhesive technologies, the latest
trend is toward glued connections. Glued
connections have some advantages over
screwed connections, in stiffness, but
also in shape. Connections using screws
generally rely on the principle of individual struts forming a system to transfer
loads. These individual struts require
some attention when trying to create
connections that can be loaded around
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W A R E
Canoes, Light
and Whales
Brenden North is a Canadian
artist who creates sculptures
out of wooden canoes and light.
When an accident shattered the
right side of Norths skull, it
was reconstructed with
titanium. The artists very
personal theme, Bone and
Armor, resonates throughout his
work, where one side of the
piece shows the ribs/bone,
while the other side is
concealed. Old canoes are the
perfect vessel for this artistry.
Each unwanted canoe has a
story to tell, and North gives it
another life and purpose. The
pieces are deconstructed
according to a design
influenced by whale skeletons,
and light is used to bounce
shadows through the structure
to tell a story. The finished
pieces combine nature, art and
functional design in an organic
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